Two star highschool athletes from Illinois — who had been having fun with their spring break in Colorado — had been tragically killed in a horrific sledding accident over the weekend.

They had been solely 17 and 18 years previous.

The Summit County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned the crash occurred at Copper Mountain Ski Resort in Frisco at 8:35 PM on March 19 … after Dylan Bazzell and Drew Fehr’s sled launched off of an enormous snowbank on the backside of a half pipe.

“The 2 people got here down exhausting on the exhausting ice beneath,” police mentioned, “inflicting blunt drive trauma.”

Emergency medical personnel raced to the scene to are likely to the 2 youngsters … however they had been pronounced useless a short while later.

The college district in Illinois the place the 2 attended highschool mentioned counselors can be accessible to assist college students address the loss.

“As we all know, ‘it takes a village’ to boost a baby,” Prairie Central college district officers mentioned in a press release. “And it’ll take all of us working collectively to consolation and assist our youngsters by means of this tragic occasion.”

Bazzell and Fehr, each highschool seniors, performed for Prairie Central’s basketball and soccer groups. Bazzell had simply been named to the Related Press All-State First Workforce earlier this month.

Fehr, in the meantime, was a soccer crew captain who logged 1,439 speeding yards and 21 touchdowns this previous season.

Police mentioned the deaths are below investigation … and are urging spring breakers and different thrill seekers “to all the time observe secure on snow exercise habits and to pay attention to the dangers related to these actions.”